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A Novel Organ of Corti Explant Model for the Study of Cochlear Implantation Trauma

  1. Esperanza Bas,
  2. Chhavi Gupta,
  3. Thomas R. Van De Water†,*

Article first published online: 8 OCT 2012

DOI: 10.1002/ar.22585

Issue

The Anatomical Record

The Anatomical Record

Special Issue: The Anatomy and Biology of Hearing and Balance: Cochlear and Vestibular Implants

Volume 295, Issue 11, pages 1944–1956, November 2012

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Bas, E., Gupta, C. and Van De Water, T. R. (2012), A Novel Organ of Corti Explant Model for the Study of Cochlear Implantation Trauma. Anat Rec, 295: 1944–1956. doi: 10.1002/ar.22585

Author Information

  1. Cochlear Implant Research Program, University of Miami Ear Institute, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Ear Institute, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida

  1. †

    Fax: 243-5552.

*University of Miami Ear Institute, 1600 NW 10th Avenue, RMSB 3160, Miami, FL 33136-1015

  1. †

    Fax: 243-5552.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 22 OCT 2012
  2. Article first published online: 8 OCT 2012
  3. Manuscript Received: 24 JUL 2012
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 24 JUL 2012

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  • MED-EL Hearing Implants, GmbH, Innsbruck, Austria

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